Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago charges 6.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 224 analyzed procedures, making it a significant cost consideration for patients seeking care.
Chicago, IL 60611 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.41x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
12.29x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
224
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
2.2%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $291,492 | $145,746 | — | 12.3x |
| NEUROLOGICAL EYE DISORDERS | 123 | $70,759 | $35,380 | — | 12.2x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $119,156 | $59,578 | — | 11.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $95,927 | $47,964 | — | 11.3x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC | 651 | $296,083 | $148,042 | — | 10.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $53,463 | $26,731 | — | 10.1x |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $216,780 | $108,390 | — | 10x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $107,976 | $53,988 | — | 9.3x |
| ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 614 | $205,730 | $102,865 | — | 9.3x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $125,545 | $62,773 | — | 9.2x |
| SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH CC | 501 | $122,397 | $61,199 | — | 9.2x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $175,805 | $87,903 | — | 9.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $62,564 | $31,282 | — | 9.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $53,942 | $26,971 | — | 9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $176,786 | $88,393 | — | 8.9x |
| HERNIA PROCEDURES EXCEPT INGUINAL AND FEMORAL WITHOUT CC/MCC | 355 | $75,454 | $37,727 | — | 8.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $76,636 | $38,318 | — | 8.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC | 947 | $88,221 | $44,111 | — | 8.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $138,600 | $69,300 | — | 8.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $116,812 | $58,406 | — | 8.7x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $150,596 | $75,298 | — | 8.7x |
| MAJOR MALE PELVIC PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 707 | $130,158 | $65,079 | — | 8.6x |
| TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY WITH CC/MCC | 713 | $92,003 | $46,001 | — | 8.4x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $362,423 | $181,212 | — | 8.3x |
| ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | 884 | $99,982 | $49,991 | — | 8.3x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $140,605 | $70,302 | — | 8.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $32,638 | $16,319 | — | 8.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $235,317 | $117,658 | — | 8.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $132,030 | $66,015 | — | 8.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $65,323 | $32,661 | — | 8.1x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $243,903 | $121,951 | — | 8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $200,162 | $100,081 | — | 7.9x |
| MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDUR | 827 | $153,693 | $76,847 | — | 7.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $57,500 | $28,750 | — | 7.8x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $175,113 | $87,557 | — | 7.6x |
| LUNG TRANSPLANT | 007 | $1,042,851 | $521,426 | — | 7.6x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $106,722 | $53,361 | — | 7.6x |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT | 005 | $797,408 | $398,704 | — | 7.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $145,948 | $72,974 | — | 7.5x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $284,292 | $142,146 | — | 7.5x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $53,745 | $26,873 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $46,382 | $23,191 | — | 7.4x |
| NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 988 | $104,476 | $52,238 | — | 7.4x |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC | 196 | $104,173 | $52,086 | — | 7.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $52,632 | $26,316 | — | 7.4x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 841 | $133,903 | $66,952 | — | 7.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $191,924 | $95,962 | — | 7.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURS | 207 | $521,880 | $260,940 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $162,918 | $81,459 | — | 7.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $243,782 | $121,891 | — | 7.1x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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